John kaylor



(No Model.)

J. KAYLOR. CAN OPENER.

No. 402,840. 4 Patented May 7,.1889..

A INVENTOR MM'MW a &. 3. MM

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J GEN KAYLOR, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO GEO. IV. LEHMAN AND ARTHUR O. BOLEN, OF SAME PLACE.

CAN-OPEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,840, dated May 7, 1889.

Application filed September 29, 1888. Serial No. 236,731. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN KAYLOR, of the city of Decatur, county of Macon, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Can Openers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to can-openers in which a pivoted arm carrying a cutter makes a circular opening in the can; and it is my object to produce a cheap and simple device that will enable the can to be firmly held and the opening to be easily made.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents my device, in side elevation, in the position it maintains preparatory to being applied to a can; and Fig. 2 shows the device in plan applied to a can and'an opening partly made.

The device comprises two principal elements-a holder and a cutter-and each has characteristics of construction and operation that will be hereinafter set forth in detail and specifically claimed.

The holder consists of the bearing 1), preferably of circular form, that rests on the can, and is provided with ridge 0, on which the cutter-arm moves while making the opening, the horizontal point f, the vertical point g, the handle (Z, and the inward extension 6, that provides a pivot for the cutter-arm.

The cutter consists of arm 2', pivoted 011 extension e above bearing Z), and cutter Z, secured to the under side of the arm and adapted to extend below the bearing and penetrate the tin of the can. The point f has a broad horizontal surface that bears against the under side of the tin when inserted and secures the device from vertical detachment. The point- 9 penetrates the tin vertically and secures the device from horizontal displacement. The extension is provided with a pivot-pin, h, having an elongated head, and the cutter-arm may have a number of slots, 7c, adapted to pass over the head when in line therewith, but not otherwise. This construction enables the size of the opening to be varied by placing the cutter nearer to or farther from the pivot of the arm.

and the cutter-arm is swung in the direction indicated by the arrow, making the out m as it proceeds. The peculiar connection of the holder with the can enables the latter to be held firmly, and the cutter-bar, by pressing on bearing 1) over the cutter, assists the holder in maintaining secure connection with the can. WVhen the cutter-arm has been swung into contact with the opposite side of the holder-arm, the device is detached, and the cut portion is turned back on the uncut portion as on a hinge.

The described preliminary position of the arms is considered preferable; but the ar rangement may be reversed. The cutter-arm may be placed on the opposite side of the holder-arm, and the cutting motion may be in the direction reverse to that indicated by the arrow.

In the above description the device has been considered in connection with the top of a can maintaining a vertical position, and the terms vertical, horizontal, and below have been used relatively on that supposi- 13:011.

I elain1-- 1. In cairopeners, in combination, the holder comprising the circular bearing Z2, having handle cl and penetrating-points on its under surface, and the arm 2', pivoted to the bearing at the center thereof and having the cutter Z, adapted to swing inside the bearing, as set forth.

2. In combination with the holder having the pivot-pin with an elongated head, the cutter-arm having slots adapted to the head, as set forth.

JOHN KAY-LOB.

Attest:

J. B. Goon, A. O. BOLEN. 

